Now.. I understand the rule is in tact to keep the boards civil. However, the purpose of this website is to express thought. If my reaction to a person's post is bad enough to merit an insult or a harsh correction, I don't understand why it's not okay to post it in response.

I feel that quoting a person and making a new thread in the flame forum totally disrupts the flow of thought in a thread, and I would like to have some explination of the basis of this rule.

What is it they say about silence being golden?